David M. Ogilvy Biography

David M. Ogilvy biography

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NAME: David M. Ogilvy
OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur
BIRTH DATE: June 23, 1911
DEATH DATE: July 21, 1999
EDUCATION: Oxford University
PLACE OF BIRTH: West Horsley, England
PLACE OF DEATH: Bonnes, France

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David Ogilvy was an advertising executive who founded Hewitt, Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, one of the world's largest advertising firms.

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Profile

After an Oxford education, David Ogilvy spent a year in the U.S. learning American advertising techniques. In 1948, with Anderson Hewitt, he formed Hewitt, Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, which became one of the world's largest advertising firms. He is noted for reminding his colleagues that “the consumer is not a moron” and for the creativity of his ads for brands such as Schweppes and Rolls-Royce.